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J. G. N IOOLAY. FOLDING CHAIR.

No. 445,190.. Patented Jan. 27, 1891.

UNiTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. NICOLAS, OF IVASIIINGTON, DIS'lR-IGT OF COLUMBIA.

FOLDING CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,190, dated January27, 1891.

Application filed June 2, 1890. Serial No. 354,028. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. NICOLAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at \Vashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Folding Chairs, of which the following isa specification.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig.2 a side View, of the chair when open; Fig. 3, a side view of the chairwhen folded, and Fig. I a back View of the chair when folded.

A A and B B constitute the legs of an ordinary crosslegged chair, A Abeing the outer pair, firmly fastened together by the crosspieces C 1),and B B being the inner pair, firmly fastened together by thecross-pieces E F, the two pairs being hinged or jointed at or near themiddle, so as to permit them freely to fold together. The foldingtogether into substantially the same plane is rendered practicable byhaving the cross-pieces fastened to the legs against the outer sides oredges thereof, so as to permit them to 001113 together into a singleplane without obstruction from the cross-pieces, which remain out-- sidethe lines or space occupied by the legs when folded.

The back of the chair is formed by the standards H II, jointed at theirlower ends to the outer sides and near the top of the outer pair of legsA A, while at the upper ends of the standards II II and against theirfront edges is firmly fastened the cross-piece I, so that when foldedbackward the standards also fall into the same plane occupied by thelegs.

\Vhen open for use, the back is supported by the flexible cords J J,extending from the standards to the ends of the cross-piece E, which ismade of sufficient length to extend to points outside the space occupiedby the legs and standards when folded together. The mode of fasteningthe flexible cords is by holes bored through the cross-piece E andthrough the standards II 11, through which holes the cords run withsimple knots 011 the outside.

The seat G is formed by a piece of canvas or other flexible material,extending between and fastened to the cross-pieces D and E \Vhat I claimas my invention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the cross-legs A and B, pivoted together, the bracesO, D, E, and F, secured to the outer edges thereof, the seat G, securedto braces D and E, the standards H, pivoted to legs A, and cords J,secured to said standards and braces E, substantially as de scribed.

JNO. G. NICOLAY.

Witnesses:

W. M. RoHREn, G. B. GIBSON.

